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  Markel CATCo is a specialist asset manager who create and manage a series of innovative insurance-linked investment funds which combine cash flows from their retrocession and reinsurance products as investment returns to their fund’s investors.
  
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  State National Companies is a leading provider of niche property and casualty insurance and services operating in two distinct business segments. The Program Services division bridges distribution and capacity in specialty insurance segments. The Lender Services division provides an array of portfolio protection solutions and industry leading technology to enable lenders to manage their risk.
  
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Markel Corp

About Markel
About Markel

Markel is a holding company for insurance, reinsurance, and investment operations around the world. Get information on our structure, operations, leadership, history, financials, and more.

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Markel can seem like a complex organization, but our main operation is insurance.

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Markel

4521 Highwoods Parkway

Glen Allen, VA 23060

+1-800-446-6671 (toll free)

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Investor relations
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Markel has 71 offices in 20 countries. View our interactive map to find and get directions to our office locations.

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Markel Assurance provides a wide range of casualty, professional liability, marine,and property solutions for commercial risks. Our products include both admitted (retail) and excess and surplus lines (wholesale).

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Specialty

Markel Specialty underwrites specialty commercial programs and personal lines for a variety of niche markets, including human services, personal lines, child care centers, and horses and farms.

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Horse and farm

Human services

Personal lines

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International
International

Markel International writes insurance and facultative reinsurance business across the UK, Europe, Canada, Latin America, and Asia Pacific.

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Global Reinsurance
Global Reinsurance

Markel Global Reinsurance writes reinsurance treaties on a quota share and excess of loss basis.

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Casualty

Casualty facultative

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Markel CATCo
Markel CATCo

Markel CATCo is a specialist asset manager who create and manage a series of innovative insurance-linked investment funds which combine cash flows from their retrocession and reinsurance products as investment returns to their fund’s investors.

Learn more
State National
State National

State National Companies is a leading provider of niche property and casualty insurance and services operating in two distinct business segments. The Program Services division bridges distribution and capacity in specialty insurance segments. The Lender Services division provides an array of portfolio protection solutions and industry leading technology to enable lenders to manage their risk.

Learn more
Markel Ventures
Markel Ventures

Markel Ventures owns and operates a family of companies outside the insurance industry.

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The Markel Style: See how our values motivate our people, drive our operations, and lead to impressive results for our clients.

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Markel makes the Fortune 500

Markel is #464 on the 2018 Fortune 500. It's the hard work and dedication of our associates and business partners that has kept us on the list for three years running. Great job!

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Jun
04 Markel announces Rosemont partnership

May
24 Markel enhances environmental and energy forms

Apr
24 Markel reports first quarter 2018 results

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Q1 2018 results are now available.

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Take charge of your career.

We are always seeking top talent. If you are motivated, goal-oriented, and desire to build your future with a leader in the insurance industry, consider career opportunities with Markel.

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Markel in the news

Seven Richmond-area firms ranked on the Fortune 500 list
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Markel gains Lloyd's India reinsurance license
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Decision Maker: Brian Kenny with Markel Corp
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Comprehensive income to Markel shareholders in 2017 was over $1.1 billion.

Around the world

Markel has 71 offices in 20 countries.

Specialty insurance

Our main operations are specialty insurance, which provides coverage for hard-to-place risks that generally do not fit in the underwriting criteria of standard insurance carriers.

Our focus is long-term

“What matters to Markel is to build an enduring institution.” - Richie Whitt, Co-Chief Executive Officer

Winning with permanent capital

Markel Ventures owns and operates a family of companies outside the insurance industry, employing over 7,000 people across the manufacturing, consumer, business services, financial services, and healthcare sectors.

"2017 stands as a transformational and watershed year for Markel (yet again).” - 2017 letter to shareholders